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Dot And Dab Wall Tiles In A Shower?
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[QUOTE="adrian bond, post: 818669"] Hi guys. I have a couple of showers that need tiling (one a corner unit, the other a walk in affair). I have previously asked on another thread the best way to waterproof the showers and ensure a trouble free life without leaks; resulting in the use of a brilliant tanking system from mapei (thanks). However, my dad offered to help with the tiling this weekend as i was away at a wedding. yesterday i returned and he has tiled one wall (it looks great) using the small 100 x 200 7mm thick tiles on my tanked moisture resistant plasterboard, and using Bal grip plus adhesive. However, the tiles have been fixed using the dot and dab method (gaps behind) so at the moment they are very flexible and can be moved side to side when pressed firmly as the grout is yet to be fitted. No my question is, should i break my dads heart and remove the wall of tiles (its 0.8 x 2.4m), retank and spread the adhesive with a proper spatula and butter the back of each tile....or is the dot and dab method sufficiently stiff once the grout is added? There looks to be upto 8-10mm of free air behind some tiles between the tile back and the wall where the adhesive isnt present as its on the back of the tile only. my dilemma is i need it to be as solid and waterproof as possible, but also don't want to slash on my dads hard work! any advice would be greatly appreciated (tiling not relationship)! thanks [/QUOTE]
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